Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Freight rates for nine-tonne load for select destinations hardened by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on tight trucks positions against busy cargo movements.

Transporters said busy cargo movements against tight trucks positions mainly pushed up select freights.

Delhi to Jaipur, Indore, Kanpur and Baroda rates rose by Rs 500 each to Rs 20,000, Rs 23,500, Rs 22,500 and Rs 26,500, respectively.

Rates to Surat, Kochi and Chennai moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 28,500, Rs 78,000 and Rs 70,000, respectively.

The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      20,000  Hyderabad   58,000

Chandigarh  21,000  Vijayawada  60,000

Ludhiana    22,000  Bangalore   67,000

Kanpur      22,500  Chennai     70,000

Indore      23,500  Mysore      71,000

Ahmedabad   25,000  Pondicherry 72,000

Baroda      26,500  Coimbatore  73,000

Patna       29,000  Kochi       78,000

Surat       28,500  Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa         55,000

Pune        33,000  Gwalior     13,000

Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati    55,000. (AGENCIES)